Sweet and Natural: More Than 120 Sugar-Free and Dairy-Free Desserts

by Meredith McCarty

Acclaimed natural foods chef Meredith McCarty brings together simple recipes for pies, cobblers, cakes, cookies, sorbets, and fresh-fruit desserts that are both healthful and delicious. Using fresh fruit, whole-grain flours, natural sweeteners, and light vegetable oils, the recipes range from home-spun classics to spectacular newcomers, including blackberry cobbler, chocolate-pecan bourbon bundt cake, peach and cherry pie, lemon-walnut tea cake, fresh plum galette, raspberry sorbet, orange-ginger oatmeal crunch cookies, fresh strawberry compote with orange-ginger syrup, and many more.

Sweet and Natural is a must-have resource for anyone who wants or needs to eliminate unwanted fat, refined sugar, and cholesterol-and celebrate good health with great desserts.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Cookbooks

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a useful collection for those looking to cut back on granulated sugar, cholesterol, and fat in desserts. By far, the best recipes are the fruit heavy creations. Those based on traditional favorites, such as chocolate chip cookies, end up dry and tasteless. Sometimes it is worth cutting back on portions rather than butter.

[Lisa Vegan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have not made anything from this cookbook myself but have tasted many of the recipes at demonstrations that the author has done and from friends' cooking, and the desserts are quite good.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

mmmmmm deliciousness.

[Dorine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best non-sugar baking book I've found!